mkreiserfs - The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.

       This version of mkreiserfs has been written by Edward Shishkin <edward@namesys.com>.

       Please report bugs  to  the  ReiserFS  developers  <reiserfs-devel@vger.kernel.org>,  providing  as  much
       information as possible--your hardware, kernel, patches, settings, all printed messages; check the syslog
       file for any related information.

mkreiserfs creates a Linux ReiserFS filesystem on a device (usually a disk partition).

       device is the special file corresponding to a device or to a partition (e.g /dev/hdXX  for  an  IDE  disk
              partition or /dev/sdXX for a SCSI disk partition).

       filesystem-size
              is the size in blocks of the filesystem. If omitted, mkreiserfs will automatically set it.

       mkreiserfs - The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.

-b | --block-sizeNN is block size in bytes. It may only be set to a power of 2 within the 512-8192 interval.

       -h | --hashHASHHASH  specifies  which  hash  function  will  sort  the names in the directories.  Choose from r5,
              rupasov, or tea. r5 is the default one.

       --formatFORMATFORMAT specifies the format for the new filsystem. Choose format 3.5 or 3.6. If none is  specified
              mkreiserfs will create format 3.6 if running kernel is 2.4 or higher, and format 3.5 if kernel 2.2
              is running, and will refuse creation under all other kernels.

       -u | --uuidUUID
              Sets  the  Universally  Unique  IDentifier  of  the  filesystem  to  UUID (see  also  uuidgen(8)).
              The   format   of   the   UUID   is   a   series  of   hex   digits  separated  by hypthens, e.g.:
              "c1b9d5a2-f162-11cf-9ece-0020afc76f16".  If  the option  is skipped,  mkreiserfs  will by  default
              generate a new UUID.

       -l | --labelLABEL
              Sets   the   volume   label  of  the filesystem. LABEL can at most be 16 characters long; if it is
              longer than 16 characters, mkreiserfs will truncate it.

       -q | --quiet
              Sets mkreiserfs to work quietly without producing messages, progress or questions. It  is  useful,
              but only for use by end users, if you run mkreiserfs in a script.

       -j | --journal-deviceFILEFILE is the name of the block device on which is to be places the filesystem journal.

       -o | --journal-offsetNN  is  the  offset where the journal starts when it is to be on a separate device. Default is 0. N
              has no effect when the journal is to be on the host device.

       -s | --journal-sizeNN is the size of the journal in blocks. When the journal is to be on a separate device,  its  size
              defaults  to  the number of blocks that the device has.  When journal is to be on the host device,
              its size defaults to 8193 and the maximal possible size is 32749 (for blocksize 4k).  The  minimum
              size is 513 blocks (whether the journal is on the host or on a separate device).

       -t | --transaction-max-sizeNN  is the maximum transaction size parameter for the journal. The default, and max possible, value
              is 1024 blocks. It should be less than half the size of the journal. If specified incorrectly,  it
              will automatically be adjusted.

       -B | --badblocksfileFile  is  the  file  name  of the file that contains the list of blocks to be marked as bad on the
              filesystem. This list can be created by /sbin/badblocks-bblock-sizedevice.

       -f     Forces mkreiserfs to continue even when the device is the whole disk, looks mounted, or is  not  a
              block  device.  If  -f  is  specified  more  than  once,  it  allows  the user to avoid asking for
              confirmation.

       -d     Sets mkreiserfs to print debugging information during mkreiserfs.

       -V     Prints the version and then exits.

reiserfsck(8), debugreiserfs(8), reiserfstune(8)

Reiserfsprogs-3.6.27                              January 2009                                     MKREISERFS(8)

mkreiserfs  [  -dfV  ]  [  -b | --block-sizeN ] [ -h | --hashHASH ] [ -u | --uuidUUID ] [ -l | --labelLABEL ] [ --formatFORMAT ] [ -q | --quiet ] [ -j | --journal-deviceFILE ] [ -s | --journal-sizeN  ]  [
       -o  |  --journal-offsetN  ]  [  -t  |  --transaction-max-sizeN  ] [ -B | --badblocksfile ]  device [
       filesystem-size ]